GC: n S: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a689002.html (last access: 4 February 2016); http://www.medicinenet.com/diclofenac/article.htm (last access: 4 February 2016). N: 1. From IUPAC: 2-{2-((2,6-dichlorophenyl)amino)phenyl}acetic acid. 2. Diclofenac is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). This medicine works by reducing substances in the body that cause pain and inflammation. Diclofenac is used to treat mild to

GC: n S: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/content/20101203STO05908/html/Cultural-diplomacy-To-sell-European-culture-and-values-globally (last access: 22 April 2013); http://blogs.fco.gov.uk/digitaldiplomacy/ (last access: 3 September 2014). N: 1. The concept of “digital diplomacy” is still quite new, but in Internet years might be considered not so new! Our view is that generally, the concept of what it is, it’s value and

GC: n S: HLRL – https://www.healthline.com/health/diogenes-syndrome#overview1 (last access: 2 November 2017); HIN – https://www.hindawi.com/journals/cridm/2013/595192/ (last access: 2 November 2017). N: 1. Diogenes syndrome is an eponymous created from two words: Diogenes: Diogenes of Sinope (c. 404-323 BCE) was a Greek Cynic philosopher best known for holding a lantern (or candle)

GC: n S: WHO – https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/diphtheria (last access: 14 April 2024); NHS – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/diphtheria/ (last access: 12 March 2021). N: 1. From French diphthérie, coined 1857 by physician Pierre Bretonneau (1778-1862) from Greek diphthera “prepared hide, leather,” of unknown origin; the disease so called for the tough membrane that forms

GC: n S: AAO – http://www.aao.org/publications/eyenet/200911/feature.cfm?RenderForPrint=1& (last access: 25 November 2014); DRUGS – http://www.drugs.com/health-guide/double-vision-diplopia.html (last access: 25 November 2014) N: 1. The perception of two images of a single object. 2. From Greek διπλόος “double”, and ὄψ, ὀπός “vision” 3. There are several types of diplopia: Binocular diplopia is the

GC: n S: UNICEF – http://www.unicef.org/ceecis/Disability-eng.pdf (last access: 22 April 2013); https://www.disability.gov/ (last access: 3 September 2014); https://www.disability.gov/ (last access: 4 June 2015). N: 1. 1570s, “want of ability;” see dis- + ability. Related: Disabilities. 2. a. The condition of being disabled. b. Limitation in the ability to pursue an

GC: n S: Xojane – https://www.xojane.com/issues/i-am-not-a-person-with-a-disability-i-am-a-disabled-person (last access: 27 February 2018); Independent – http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/disabled-tube-underground-public-transport-train-rude-disability-escalator-uk-a8225716.html (last access: 27 February 2018). N: 1. – disabled (adj): “incapacitated,” 1630s, past-participle adjective from disable. Earlier it meant “legally disqualified” (mid-15c.). – person (n): early 13c., from Old French persone “human being, anyone, person” (12c.,

GC: n S: UNISDR – https://bit.ly/2SrFxqY (last access: 3 February 2019); ARC – https://rdcrss.org/2t2K1WX (last access: 18 September 2017). N: 1. 1590s, from Middle French désastre (1560s), from Italian disastro “ill-starred,” from dis-, here merely pejorative + astro “star, planet,” from Latin astrum, from Greek astron “star” (from PIE root

GC: n S: http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/drr/ (last access: 3 September 2014); http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2008:0127:FIN:EN:PDF (last access:3 September 2014) N: The European Union (EU) supports the integration of disaster risk reduction (DRR) among the political objectives of developing countries. These countries are particularly vulnerable on account of their geographical and economic situation and their level

GC: npl S: IRS – https://bit.ly/2Sa6dxo (last access: 18 September 2017); Rotary – https://bit.ly/2NF7Eg6 (last access: 18 September 2017); HuffPost – https://bit.ly/2S6jUxp (last access: 18 September 2017). N: 1. – disaster (n): 1590s, from Middle French désastre (1560s), from Italian disastro “ill-starred,” from dis-, here merely pejorative + astro “star,

GC: npl S: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001437.html (last access: 12 April 2013); http://www.wvi.org/disaster-management/what-humanitarian-disaster (last access: 3 September 2014); http://www.un.org/en/globalissues/humanitarian/ (last access: 3 September 2014). N: disaster (n): something (such as a flood, tornado, fire, plane crash, etc.) that happens suddenly and causes much suffering or loss to many people. something that has a

GC: n S: CL – https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD000313.pub4/full (last access: 20 April 2021); WOL – https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1994.tb01750.x (last access: 20 April 2021). N: 1. Late 14c., “relief from misfortune”. Meaning “release from work or duty” is from early 15c. Meaning “act of sending out or pouring forth” is from c. 1600; sense of

GC: n S: NCBI – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11761578 (last access: 23 May 2015); UN – https://press.un.org/en/2024/sc15779.doc.htm (last access: 28 November 2024). N: 1. From discredit (v.): 1550s, from dis- “opposite of” + credit (v.). Related: Discredited; discrediting; discreditable; discreditably. First Known Use of discredit: 1559. 2. to refuse to accept as true or

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/zoonoses/diseases/en/ (last access: 29 October 2016); Mednet – http://www.medicinenet.com/diseases_and_conditions/alpha_a.htm (last access: 19 January 2016). N: 1. early 14c., “discomfort, inconvenience,” from Old French desaise “lack, want; discomfort, distress; trouble, misfortune; disease, sickness,” from des- “without, away” (see dis-) + aise “ease” (see ease). Sense of

GC: n S: CDC – http://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/pdf/guidelines/Disinfection_Nov_2008.pdf. pg.8 (last access: 26 November 2013); WHO – https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/cleaning-and-disinfection-of-environmental-surfaces-inthe-context-of-covid-19 (last access: 30 October 2020). N: 1. First known use of disinfection: 1722. 2. Disinfection describes a process that eliminates many or all pathogenic microorganisms, except bacterial spores, on inanimate objects. In health-care settings, objects

GC: n S: Mentalhelp – https://www.mentalhelp.net/articles/medical-disorders/ (last access: 6 May 2016); AnosmFoud – http://www.anosmiafoundation.com/research.shtml (last access: 30 October 2016). N: 1. 1520s, from the verb disorder (late 15c., from dis- “not” + the verb order (v.). Replaced earlier disordeine (mid-14c.), from Old French desordainer, from Medieval Latin disordinare “throw into

GC: npl S: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24768653 (last access: 28 July 2015); http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2003:277E:0031:0044:EN:PDF (last access: 22 April 2013). N: 1. dispensary (n): “place for weighing out medicines,” 1690s, from Medieval Latin dispensarius “one who dispenses,” from Latin dispensare “disburse, administer, distribute (by weight)” (see dispense). 2. Comparison of level of satisfaction of users

See displaced person

GC: n S: UNESCO – https://bit.ly/2Afhjqk (last access: 26 April 2017); NRC – https://bit.ly/2qK3vvG (last access: 9 January 2019). N: 1. – displaced (adj): Past participle from verb to displace: 1550s, from Middle French desplacer (15c.), from des– + placer “to place.” Related: Displaced; displacing. Displaced person “refugee” is from

GC: n S: Teruya, J. – https://link-springer-com.ezproxy.universidadeuropea.es/content/pdf/10.1007%2F978-3-319-30726-8.pdf  (last access: 16 April 2021); NIH – https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/disseminated-intravascular-coagulation (last access: 2 August 2021). N: 1. – disseminated (v.): c. 1600, “to scatter or sow for propagation,” from Latin disseminatus, past participle of disseminare “to spread abroad, disseminate,” from dis- “in every direction”. –

See Sierterm: https://sierterm.es/content/distance-learning/?lang=en

GC: n S: WHO – https://goo.gl/LJVYVF (last access: 18 November 2016); MNT – https://goo.gl/WtMpaJ (last access: 18 November 2016). N: 1. From dizzy, Old English dysig “foolish, stupid,” from Proto-Germanic dusijaz (source also of Low German düsig “dizzy,” Dutch duizelen “to be dizzy,” Old High German dusig “foolish,” German Tor

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/84/5/dutfield0506abstract/en/ (last access: 31 May 2016); https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/primer/basics/dna (last access: 31 May 2016); https://www.genome.gov/25520880/deoxyribonucleic-acid-dna-fact-sheet/ (last access: 31 May 2016), N: 1. 1944, abbreviation of deoxyribonucleic acid (1931). 2. DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms. Nearly every cell

GC: n S: Biolref – http://www.biologyreference.com/Dn-Ep/DNA-Viruses.html (last access: 31 May 2016); NCBI – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK21523/ (last access: 31 May 2016). N: 1. DNA (n): 1944, abbreviation of deoxyribonucleic acid (1931). virus (n): Late 14c., “venomous substance,” from Latin virus “poison, sap of plants, slimy liquid, a potent juice. Main modern meaning “agent